DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/17 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 50.4 - - 50.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 128 - - 26 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2236 - - 2178 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1911 - - 920 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3125 - - 3067 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 943 - - 818 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 276 - - 175 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 222 - - 227 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1087 - - -839 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4212 - - 3906 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10279 - - -11938 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13404 - - 15005 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 65 - - 70 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 50.4 - - 50.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 35.8 - - 37.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 49.7 - - 50.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 34.5 - - 36.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 128 - - 26 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2236 - - 2178 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 97542 13 277 9 249 97542 90257 7 219 11 268 90257 84664 8 161 11 259 84664 80019 4 000 10 220 80019 75978 9 325 8 292 75978 72406 8 281 15 295 72406 69180 11 289 15 286 69180 66211 15 293 18 284 66211 63456 15 290 18 282 63456 60785 20 303 21 291 60785 58008 31 303 31 297 58008 55141 37 297 35 287 55141 52406 35 307 30 304 52406 49937 43 315 41 317 49937 47716 57 319 54 317 47716 45698 67 315 65 317 45698 43852 68 316 70 317 43852 42151 64 320 67 319 42151 40579 62 325 58 322 40579 39118 63 328 54 328 39118 37752 61 327 55 331 37752 36434 55 327 53 330 36434 35092 51 333 46 326 35092 33696 49 338 42 329 33696 32244 46 338 39 328 32244 30723 41 337 37 326 30723 29121 37 337 35 327 29121 27438 35 339 34 328 27438 25676 36 340 32 329 25676 23833 35 341 30 333 23833 21911 35 347 26 341 21911 19902 32 350 22 348 19902 17804 28 347 20 343 17804 15666 26 343 20 333 15666 13616 26 342 19 330 13616 11761 25 339 19 331 11761 10117 23 334 19 326 10117 8662 16 326 16 314 8662 7374 9 315 14 293 7374 6239 5 294 11 262 6239 5243 4 264 11 238 5243 4373 5 238 13 231 4373 3611 9*220 14*228 3611 2933 10*221 14*226 2933 2334 10 222 13 227 2334 1835 10 222 13 227 1835 1451 9 223 13 227 1451 1188 9 224 12 227 1188 1027 9 224 11 226 1027 936 7 224 8 227 936 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography